Meanings
comparative more athletically · superlative most athletically
- In an athletic manner.
1 more example
An email from ICE headquarters to the agency’s top officials on October 5 lamented that “a considerable amount of athletically allergic candidates” had been showing up to the academy; they had “misrepresented” their physical condition on application forms. The email directed leaders at ICE’s field offices to conduct preliminary fitness exams with new recruits before sending them to the academy.
2025 October 20, Nick Miroff, “ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2025
Origin
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓θλητῐκός (āthlētĭkós)
- Latināthlēticu
- Middle Frenchathletique
- Englishathletic
- Englishathletically
Translations
Catalan atlèticament
- atlèticamentin an athletic manner
French athlétiquement
- athlétiquementin an athletic manner
Italian atleticamente
- atleticamentein an athletic manner
Polish atletycznie
- atletyczniein an athletic manner
Swedish atletiskt
- atletisktin an athletic manner
Cite this entry
athletically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/athletically
“athletically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/athletically. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “athletically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/athletically.
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